Seven apologies for an apology Telegraph.co.uk - Max Davidson - ‎Nov 19, 2010‎

When did you last receive a gracious apology? When did you last hear a public figure make a convincing apology? Come to that, when did you last make a gracious apology yourself? The British used to excel at saying sorry. If grovelling were an Olympic sport, we would win gold, silver and bronze. But saying sorry in words that ring true is another matter. The norm these days is a half-baked apology for an apology, couched in weasel words that have been run past a lawyer. Sorry… The Hardest Word and How to Use It by Max Davidson (Constable and Robinson, £9.99) is available for £9.99 plus 99p post & packing from Telegraph ...

Check the Telegraph piece out, here. See also: Sorry, Wrong Answer: Trivia Questions That Even Know-It-Alls Get Wrong, A Bad Day for Sorry: A Crime Novel